AFTER THE SEGMENT.... It was a very special episode of Glenn Beck's Fox News show, when he pretended to douse a colleague in gasoline while talking about setting himself on fire, but what I found especially interesting is what happened immediately afterwards. — You may have seen this clip already.

Should we be worried for Glenn Beck? — Seriously, can someone check on Fox News host Glenn Beck? I ask because it certainly looks like the poor guy's finally gone completely 'round the bend, and at the very least someone should do him the favor of checking his molars to make sure …

Beck imitates Obama pouring gasoline on “average American”; says: “President Obama, why don't you just set us on fire? ... We didn't vote to lose the Republic” — From The April 9 edition of Fox News' Glenn Beck:

The Tea Tantrum Movement — I spent the better part of an hour earlier today scanning the various sites and blogs to try and understand what specifically the Fox-Pajamas tea parties are about. Having absorbed about as much of the literature as I can, I have to say I'm still befuddled.

Sullivan's Errant Tea Party Shot — Given that The Masters is on this week - and on Twitter - which is pretty cool (it's a shame Dean Barnett didn't live to see that, even if I still think he didn't give Tiger Woods the credit he deserves), anyway, there's no reason to give Andrew Sullivan …

EXCLUSIVE PIC: Clinton and Obama, in the Sandbox Again — Another busy day at the White House: First Lady Michelle Obama hosted students from Bancroft High School in Washington, who helped her plant and water the brand-new White House garden. She and Agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack spoke …

Karl Rove accosted by ex-GOP chief of staff — Former Bush adviser Karl Rove was verbally accosted Thursday evening by an ex-chief of staff to former Rep. Tom Feeney (R-Fla.). — Rove was quietly having dinner at the tony restaurant Charlie Palmer Steak on Capitol Hill when he was aggressively approached …

Hostage killed as French storm yacht — • Four freed as two Somali pirates are killed in ocean raid — • Operation highlights plight of US captain Richard Phillips — A French military operation to free a yacht hijacked by Somali pirates backfired yesterday when one of the hostages …

Obama may get ASU honor after all — Michael M. Crow, president of Arizona State University, tells POLITICO that the school is reconsidering its widely mocked plans not to give President Barack Obama an honorary degree when he speaks at commencement on May 13 and will “honor him in every way possible.”

More Quickly Than It Began, The Banking Crisis Is Over — Investors find it disconcerting to see the stocks in the huge financial institutions that are at the foundation of the global capital system trading up and down 25% a day, and, in some cases trading in the pennies.

Deadlock: Rise of the endless election — As the Minnesota Senate recount drags into its sixth month and the March 31 New York special election looks likely to remain undecided for at least another week, now may be the time to ask: Why can't voters pick a clear winner anymore?

Gov't. commits a crime against you — the taxpayers — I'd like to report a crime. — A young man was robbed on Tuesday night inside a hospital while federal security guards watched. The victim was surrounded by seven men and women, and most of them had guns.

The Housing Crisis Isn't A Crisis — Stand back, says Todd Zywicki, and let the markets clear. — Law professor Todd Zywicki of George Mason University is composing a book, Bankruptcy Law and Policy in the Twenty-First Century, in which Zywicki picks a couple of fascinating fights.

The Heroes of Financial Fraud — The scale of Bernie Madoff's crimes has largely eclipsed the more interesting scam that broke around the same time: the antics of Mark Dreier, who bilked institutional investors for millions with faked securities. What we know about Madoff suggests …

The Ethics of Homo Economicus — Paul Krugman makes a joke: … This is reminiscent of a little dispute I was having on a secret off-the-record email list dedicated to plotting Ezra Klein's march to world domination. I was saying that whatever one thought should be done …

Murphy Ahead By 49 Votes (Right Now) 46 Votes — The latest score in NY-20 shows that Democrat Scott Murphy is currently ahead in this nail-biter of a result — but if GOPer Jim Tedisco doesn't like it, he could just wait 15 minutes. — The official state results show that Murphy has taken …